Improvement in water-coolers



T. SMITH.

Water-Coolers.

Patented August 26, 1873.

UNITED STATES PATENT (Jrrron THOMAS SMITH, OF BROOKLYN, NEWV YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN WATER-COOLERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 142,178, dated August26, 1873; application filed August 4, 1873.

the water-cooler in common'use that pure water or other liquids may becooled and drawn off for use without the admixture of ice-water and itsimpurities. The melting of the ice is retarded, so that less ice isconsumed, and the cooler arranged so that the cooled liquid may be drawnoff to the last drop, being perfectly clear and pure. My inventionconsists in arranging the receptacle for the liquids as a casing aroundthe ice-chamber of the cooler, providing it with an inclined bottom anda faucet at the lowest point thereof. A feedopening or funnel at the topadmits the liquid.

In the drawing, A represents the watercooler, of the usual shape andmaterial. The cooler is divided into three or more partsthe central orice chamber B; then one or more incasing receptacles, 0, for the wateror other liquids to be cooled 5 and, lastly, the outer cas- "ing D,containing the non-conductor. A removable top or cover, E, of theice-chamber B, allows the filling of the same with ice. The ice-chamberB extends to the bottom of the cooler A. The receptacle 0, with inclinedbottom a, is arranged at some convenient distance above the bottom ofthe cooler and soldered, or otherwise connected, to the ice-cl1amber B.At the lowest point of the inclined bottom a is a grooved indentation,b, and an opening, 01, in the wall of receptacle (J, for the insertionof faucet e, in such a manner that every particle of the liquid may bedrawn off without tipping the cooler.

The liquid being cooled by the ice in the ice-chamber, without being incontact with it, is perfectly pure and drinkable, and is filled into thereceptacle 0 by the opening or funnel f in the top part of the cover,which is tightly closed by means of a screw'cap, f. The melting of theice proceeds slower than in the common water-cooler, as not only theouter casing D, but also the liquid in receptacle 0, serves as anon-conductor when thoroughly cooled, so that a saving in theconsumption of ice is obtained.

The ice-Water may be drawn through the bottom of the cooler or sidewiseby means of a faucet passing out below the inclined bottom (0.

The cleaning of the cooler is greatly simplified by the inclinedbottom,as a mere shaking and drawing off through faucet e is sufficient.

Having thus described my invention, I'claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patcot- In combination with a water-cooler having a centralice-chamber, B, the liquid-receptacle 0 provided with an inclinedbottom, a, and indentation b, and having a faucet, e, and opening f,substantially'as and for the purposes described.

THOS. SMITH. Witnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL, T. B. MOSHER.

